Former Bardot singer Chantelle Barry reveals what happened when she left the band

‘I’d betrayed their trust’: Ex-Bardot star Chantelle Barry confesses to stealing money from Sophie Monk – and reveals what happened when she left the band By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:20 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 01:01 BST, 19 May 2020 She was mysteriously booted from Bardot in 2001 after allegations she … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: As comedian Barry Cryer turns 85…A top birthday treat, complete with parrots!

Today, I had been planning to turn the tables on Barry Cryer. Every month, Barry presides over an Oldie magazine readers’ lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand, introducing each speaker with a limerick. If you’re lucky, he may even tell one of his parrot jokes, such as this one. A man goes into a pub … Read more

Sebastian Barry and Abi Daré: This week’s best new fiction

From Sebastian Barry’s splendidly old-fashioned A Thousand Moons to an ultimately uplifting debut from Abi Daré, this week’s best new fiction By Max Davidson and Simon Humphreys For Event Magazine Published: 22:01 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 7 March 2020 A Thousand Moons Sebastian Barry                … Read more

WHAT BOOK would novelist Sebastian Barry take to a desert island?

WHAT BOOK would novelist Sebastian Barry take to a desert island? Sebastian Barry would take Collected Poems of Jack Gilbert on a desert island    The Costa-winning novelist said Sir Philip Sidney’s The Old Arcadia left him cold He said he has no memory of being able to read until he was around eight  By Daily … Read more